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Landmark High Court immigration ruling, the wins and losses for refugees

Last week, the High Court delivered a historic ruling outlawing the indefinite detention of non-citizens.  Following the decision, 80 refugees were released immediately with 92 more made eligible for release, the federal government introduced a suite of conditions in response to the refugees’ release, imposing monitoring mechanisms including ankle bracelets and curfews. While refugee advocates …

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Indefinite immigration detention unlawful in landmark High Court ruling

Today refugee advocates and organisations welcome the High Court of Australia’s ruling of indefinite immigration detention being unlawful and unconstitutional.It means refugees and asylum seekers in detention centres will need to be released to be processed in the community.But what will the Federal government do after this ruling?The Wire’s Eduardo Jordan asked Senior Policy Officer …

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